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Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT) Demonstration. A Better Buying Power job aid . Dr. Sylvia Stokes Professor of Contract Mgt DAU South Region s ylvia.stokes@dau.mil. February 22-23, 2012. Facilitators. Dr. Sylvia Stokes, Professor of Contract Management sylvia.stokes@dau.mil
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Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT) Demonstration A Better Buying Power job aid Dr. Sylvia Stokes Professor of Contract Mgt DAU South Region sylvia.stokes@dau.mil February 22-23, 2012
Facilitators • Dr. Sylvia Stokes, Professor of Contract Management sylvia.stokes@dau.mil • Professor Phyllis Roberts, Professor of Contract Management phyllis.roberts@dau.mil
Objective This demonstration is designed to show you the ARRT tool and walk you through the steps to writing an acceptable performance work statement (PWS) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) for a performance based service acquisition.
Why Performance-Based? • DOD Budget – constraints • Service contracting – significant in DoD • Per FAR 37.102(a) Performance-Based Acquisition is the preferred method for acquiring services • Better Buying Power initiative – expected lower costs
Services are BIG business Equipment Contracts: $166 Billion 45% Service Contracts $ 201 Billion 55% Source: FPDSNG
Trends in DODContract Spending
Concerns over Service Contracts House Armed Services Committee Report excerpts: “…challenges with the requirements process are a major factor in poor acquisition outcomes. Most concerning was the fact that the requirements process for the acquisition of services..is almost entirely ad hoc.” “…In many cases the user community …not accustomed to thinking for themselves, or operating, as requirements generators. …not staffed or trained to perform these responsibilities, and for this reason, requirements for services contracts are often poorly written.” “…the Panel remains concerned that professional-level training courses for services program managers continue to be lacking.”
What is ARRT? • ARRT is a functional electronic tool that provides a structured approach for defining requirements, performance standards, and how these results will be inspected. ARRT uses a methodology for creating performance based service contracts. • ARRT can be accessed at DAU’s Service Acquisition Mall (SAM) http://sam.dau.mil or the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) free of charge.
What is ARRT? • Completing the ARRT process results in drafts of your Performance Work Statement (PWS),Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) and Performance Requirement Summary (PRS).
Users Stakeholders QA Reps Proj. Mgr Acquisition Team PCO CORs Tech Buyers SB Resource Mgt PEOs Legal Service Acquisition Process Mission Requirement 1. Form the Team Plan 2. Review Current Strategy • Leadership Support • Build the Team • Conduct Historical Analysis • Define Stakeholder & Customer needs 3. Market Research • Analyze Market • Identify suppliers Mission Results 4. Requirements Definition • Draft Requirements Roadmap • Build the PWS and QASP 7. Performance Management 5. Acquisition Strategy • Build & Manage Relationship • Assess Performance 6. Execute Strategy • Business Strategy • Acquisition Strategy Develop • Select Right Contractor • Award Contract • Roll out strategy Execute
ARRT Preliminary Work • The process captured in ARRT helps automate the data collection, management, and products from Step Four of the Seven Step Service Acquisition Process. • To effectively begin using ARRT to write your requirement, you should complete Steps 1-3 (planning phase) capturing the following: • Project (requirement) vision and mission • Market Analysis • Stakeholder Needs Assessment • Expected results and products
http://sam.dau.mil Select ARRT
http://sam.dau.mil/ Select Download ARRT Tool Help Guide Videos
http://sam.dau.mil/ Before downloading ARRT, you must first become a member of the DAU ACC ARRT Community of Practice (COP). To join the COP, click here. Select Download
http://sam.dau.mil/ Login Join ARRT COP
http://sam.dau.mil/ ARRTDownload
http://sam.dau.mil/ Select File Save to Desktop
http://sam.dau.mil/ Open File Select Open Click OK
http://sam.dau.mil/ Note “Read-Only” Select Save As Select Yes Select Open
http://sam.dau.mil/ ARRT Demonstration • Open file the ARRT tool on your desktop. • Follow facilitator’s instruction
DAU Training Opportunities • Service Acquisition Workshop (SAW) – 4 days • (fee for service) • ACQ 265 Mission-Focused Services Acquisition • 5 days (Can be applied to 80 hours of continuous • learning)
Summary During this demo, we: • reviewed a SOW • extracted pertinent • information • used the ARRT tool to • write a PWS, QASP, PRS and other related documents for a performance based service acquisition.
